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Michael Strank (November 10, 1919 – March 1, 1945, born Mykhal Strenk) [a] was a United States Marine Corps sergeant who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
7. Mai 2024 · Among these men was Sergeant Michael Strank, a native of Jarabina near Stará Ľubovňa, north-eastern Slovakia, who led the mission. To this day, this scene probably remains the most significant symbol of Pacific War.
23. Feb. 2022 · Ambassador Bridget Brink. Michael Strank was a Slovak-American U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, famously pictured as one of the six U.S. soldiers raising the U.S. flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima in 1945.
22. Apr. 2022 · For more than 60 years the Marine Corps has proudly told the story of Sgt. Michael Strank and the five other warriors who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. Turns out they were telling part of the story all wrong.
Sergeant Michael Strank was the leader of the group U.S. Marines who was immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's famous World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. After the fall of Mount Suribachi, he moved northward with his unit.
Sgt Michael Strank was a U.S. Marine who raised the flag on Iwo Jima in 1945. He was born in Czechoslovakia, fought in several battles, and was killed by friendly fire on the island.
A son of Vasil Strank and Martha Grofikova, Michael Strank was born in a Ukrainian Lemko family who moved to Pennsylvania. When he enlisted in the Marine Corps, he didn't...
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